FinTech Weekly

CLARITY Act: Coinbase's Top Lawyer Says a Stablecoin Yield Deal Is Very Close - Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said on April 1 that the CLARITY Act stablecoin yield dispute is very close to resolution. The revised text has not yet been published. buff.ly/898KfK6

Women Are Entering Finance — But Still Exiting Before the Top - Women's History Month - Women make up over 50% of the U.S. banking workforce. Few reach the top. Here's where the pipeline breaks — and what needs to change in practice. buff.ly/jexX4XO

OCC National Trust Bank Rule Takes Effect Today. Here Is What Changes. - An OCC amendment to 12 CFR 5.20 takes effect April 1, removing a textual ambiguity that could have limited what national trust banks can do. buff.ly/VMItlBT

When Instant Payments Meet Digital Dollars - Stablecoins have liquidity but lack distribution. Connecting digital dollars to instant payment rails is fintech's real execution challenge. buff.ly/L3ahnVf

Agentic commerce is designed for efficiency, but small businesses will shoulder the fraud risk. buff.ly/rD3Gqdi #ecommerce #smallbiz

Women are joining finance in growing numbers — yet many still leave before reaching the top. Highlighted for Women's History Month. buff.ly/jexX4XO #WomenInFinance #WomensHistoryMonth

The Labor Department has proposed a rule that could allow 401(k) funds to be invested in crypto — here’s what it actually does: buff.ly/EvJ3QQb #401k #crypto

The White House No Longer Has a Crypto Czar. The CLARITY Act Has Never Needed One More. - David Sacks confirmed on March 26 that his 130-day term as White House AI and crypto czar has expired. buff.ly/RN0C8co

How Private Equity Firms Are Future-Proofing for the Agentic AI Era - Private equity firms are rebuilding their data architecture for the agentic AI era. The edge no longer comes from model access — it comes from proprietary context. buff.ly/izRMasm

PCAST: Trump Just Picked His Crypto Advisors. The CLARITY Act Battle Reveals Why. - Trump named Marc Andreessen and Fred Ehrsam to his new presidential science and technology council. Both backed the CLARITY Act when the crypto industry split in January. buff.ly/RjqFlbk

Beyond the ‘Buy Button’: Why the Next Era of Flexible Payments Won’t Be About New Debt - BNPL is hitting a ceiling in the high-ticket digital economy. Ismael Wrixen argues the next era of flexible payments runs on credit consumers already have. buff.ly/NxCAM2c

Why frictionless credit card acceptance has become a vital competitive edge for small businesses: buff.ly/beTgzpr #SmallBiz #Payments

Brian Armstrong hasn’t responded to the updated CLARITY Act. Monday’s draft offers a compromise on stablecoin yields. Armstrong — who pulled Coinbase’s backing in January over yield limits — remains silent. buff.ly/DsWaXhq #stablecoins

Innovation Isn’t Enough: What Institutional Clients Actually Want from Fintech Eugenia Mykuliak explains why institutional clients prioritize stability over innovation — and what fintechs must do to win their trust and drive adoption. buff.ly/gKLkUVQ

CLARITY Act’s stablecoin-yield draft has been released. The crypto industry just reviewed it — here’s the gist: buff.ly/D78Nz8Z #stablecoins #crypto buff.ly/D78Nz8Z

AI is powering $262 billion in sales, creating a new unseen battleground for banks. Dive into the change: buff.ly/jPMiyYM #AI #Fintech

CLARITY Act: Stablecoin Yield Is 99% Resolved. A New Political Trade Just Complicated Everything Else. Senate Republicans are now discussing attaching community bank deregulation to the CLARITY Act as part of a broader legislative deal. buff.ly/WKHXyB4

CLARITY Act: Stablecoin yield issues are nearly settled, but a fresh political maneuver has muddied the waters elsewhere. #Stablecoin #CryptoNews buff.ly/WKHXyB4

Discover how AI Hyena is transforming operating models in private equity, reshaping internal decision-making processes. Explore the evolution and impact in this insightful piece. #AIInnovation #PrivateEquity buff.ly/126Dmyh

Exploring Crypto Asset Recovery in 2026: MiCA regulations and international crypto laws are transforming cross-border cryptocurrency fraud investigations. Learn about the impact on security measures and fraud prevention. #CryptoRegulations #FraudPrevention buff.ly/VybZ314